Suggested Itineraries for Tours in Morocco
Fes Trips and Desert Tours
Fes Day Trips and Erg Chebbi Desert Tours
Fes Medina, a World Heritage Site, was founded by Moulay Idriss I in 789. Fes Excursions include Fes Walking Tours with a City Guide, Fes Desert Tours (2 days, 3 days or more) with a camel trek and Fes to Marrakech Desert Excursions with the option of camel trekking in Erg Chebbi dunes to sleep under the stars in a desert camp or staying in a hotel at the dune line.
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Fes – Morocco’s spiritual centre with a medina that has lost none of its splendour over the centuries. Explore the medina with an English speaking guide and lose yourself in the atmosphere as you wander through the narrow streets where muezzins call from the minarets at prayer times. There are said to be 9,400 narrow streets that contain mosques, Koranic universities (medersas), fountains, palaces and tanneries.
Tours from Fes run Fes to Fes, Fes to Casablanca, Fes to Marrakech or elsewhere on request. A popular option is to visit the desert and the dune of the Erg Chebbi sand sea however there are other options i.e. Chefchaouen and Tangiers or the Imperial Cities of Meknes and Rabat.
Authentic Tours of Morocco include a vehicle with local driver so that you can travel at your own pace and see the highlights along the route. Tours are suitable for couples, friends, groups and family tours
Quick Links for Fes Day Trips, Tours and Excursions
- Fes City Walking Tour with English Speaking Guide – 1 day
- Fes Day Trips – 1 day
- Fes to Fes Desert Tours – 2 days and 1 night
- Fes to Fes Desert Tours – 3 days and 2 nights
- Fes to Marrakech Desert Excursions
- Bonded Morocco Tours – Prices, Confirmation and Payment Options
- Testimonials
Fes (Fez) City Walking Tour with English Speaking Guide
Step back centuries into the world of Fes (Fez). In addition to the European part, built after the First World War, there is Fes el Jédid c.14AD and Fes el Bali c.9AD. The Old Medina of Fes el Bali is a World Heritage Site and one of the largest medieval cities of its type - its narrow cobbled streets are filled with ancient mosques and towering green-glazed minarets. Losing yourself here is akin to losing yourself in time, until you emerge into the clatter of a busy souk where proud artisans craft objects as their forefathers did before them. Highlights of a day walking tour include:
- Mosques including the Quaraouiyine Mosque founded in 859 by Fatima el Fihri and the Andalusian Mosque dating back to 860. Entry is not permitted to non-Muslims
- Fountains including the Nejjarine fountain
- Medersas (Koranic schools) founded as early as the 13th century
- Batha Palace now a museum of arts and traditions
- Chouwara Tanneries
- Souks including Souk Attarine, one of the liveliest in the city
- Bab Boujloud with its green and blue ceramics
- Mellah and the 17th century Ibn Danan synagogue
Fes (Fez) Day Trips
The most popular day trip from Fes is to the roman ruins at Volubilis and Meknes with local guided tours. Other options are Fes day tours to Chefchaouen (3hrs) or Azrou with a walk in the cedar forests.
Fes to Fes Desert Tours – 2 days 1 night
Fes to Erg Chebbi dunes is around a 7hrs’ drive so you may prefer to consider a 3day trip – see below. However if you are on a tight schedule it is possible in two days.
Day 1 – Fes to Merzouga. Erg Chebbi Camel Trek to sleep under the stars
7am pick-up and transfer across the Middle Atlas to Merzouga. Along the route pass through Ifrane, Azrou, Midelt, Ziz valley gorge, Erfoud and Rissani. It is an interesting drive with a break for lunch around Midelt. Arrive at the edge of the Erg Chebbi dune line to meet your desert guide and camel trek across the sand dunes to sleep under the stars in our deep desert camp.
Day 2 – Erg Chebbi to Fes
Wake early to climb a dune and watch the sunrise light up a desert landscape. Camel back across the dunes to shower, breakfast and prepare for departure. Return along the same route back to Fes.
Fes to Fes Desert Tours – 3 days 2 nights
Fes to Erg Chebbi dunes is around a 7hrs’ drive and three days gives you the option of a free day to relax and play in the dunes or expand your range and visit the Todra Gorge before returning to Fes. In three days you can also reach Marrakech.
Day 1 – Fes to Merzouga. Erg Chebbi Camel Trek to sleep under the stars
7am pick-up and transfer across the Middle Atlas to Merzouga. Along the route pass through Ifrane, Azrou, Midelt, Ziz valley gorge, Erfoud and Rissani. It is an interesting drive with a break for lunch around Midelt. Arrive at the edge of the Erg Chebbi dune line to meet your desert guide and camel trek across the sand dunes to sleep under the stars in our deep desert camp.
Day 2 – Day to relax to the pace of desert life
Wake early to climb a dune and watch the sunrise light up a desert landscape. Camel back across the dunes to shower and breakfast. Day to relax to the pace of desert life and read a book by the pool or explore with a driver i.e. visit Gnawa musicians or a nomad family living on the hammada on the far side of the dunes. Overnight in a hotel at the dune line or camel trek back to the deep desert camp to spend a second night under the stars.
Options:
- Camel trek for two nights and a full day
- Rather than two nights in the desert return to Fes via the Todra Gorge.
Erg Chebbi to Fes
9am return along the same route back to Fes.
Fes to Marrakech Desert Excursions
Please refer to: 'Fes to Marrakech Desert Trip'
If camel trekking and desert dunes are not your idea of a holiday, design your own itinerary with the highlights of your choice e.g. archaeological sites and Imperial Cities.
Bonded Morocco Tours – Prices, Confirmation and Payment
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Testimonials
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